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Order: Strigiformes

Description

The order of owls.

Taxonomy

Strigiformes is an order in the class Aves.

Order Strigiformes view • edit

Family Tytonidae view • edit

Genus Tyto view • edit
T. tenebricosa Sooty Owl
T. novaehollandiae Australian Masked Owl
T. aurantia Golden Masked Owl
T. sororcula Lesser Masked Owl
T. manusi Manus Masked Owl
T. nigrobrunnea Taliabu Masked Owl
T. inexspectata Minahassa Masked Owl
T. rosenbergii Sulawesi Masked Owl
T. longimembris Eastern Grass Owl
T. capensis African Grass Owl
T. alba Barn Owl
T. delicatula Eastern Barn Owl
T. deroepstorffi Andaman Masked Owl
T. glaucops Ashy-faced Owl
T. soumagnei Red Owl

Genus Phodilus view • edit
P. badius Oriental Bay Owl
P. assimilis Sri Lanka Bay Owl
P. prigoginei Congo Bay Owl

Family Strigidae view • edit

Genus Otus view • edit
O. sagittatus White-fronted Scops Owl
O. balli Andaman Scops Owl
O. rufescens Reddish Scops Owl
O. thilohoffmanni Serendib Scops Owl
O. icterorhynchus Sandy Scops Owl
O. ireneae Sokoke Scops Owl
O. alfredi Flores Scops Owl
O. spilocephalus Mountain Scops Owl
O. brookii Rajah Scops Owl
O. angelinae Javan Scops Owl
O. mentawi Mentawai Scops Owl
O. bakkamoena Indian Scops Owl
O. lettia Collared Scops Owl
O. gurneyi Giant Scops Owl
O. lempiji Sunda Scops Owl
O. semitorques Japanese Scops Owl
O. silvicola Wallace's Scops Owl
O. fuliginosus Palawan Scops Owl
O. megalotis Philippine Scops Owl
O. everetti Everett's Scops Owl
O. nigorum Negros Scops Owl
O. mindorensis Mindoro Scops Owl
O. magicus Moluccan Scops Owl
O. jolandae Rinjani Scops Owl
O. mantananensis Mantanani Scops Owl
O. elegans Ryukyu Scops Owl
O. manadensis Sulawesi Scops Owl
O. collari Sangihe Scops Owl
O. siaoensis Siau Scops Owl
O. sulaensis Sula Scops Owl
O. beccarii Biak Scops Owl
O. umbra Simeulue Scops Owl
O. enganensis Enggano Scops Owl
O. alius Nicobar Scops Owl
O. pamelae Arabian Scops Owl
O. scops Eurasian Scops Owl
O. pembaensis Pemba Scops Owl
O. hartlaubi Sao Tome Scops Owl
O. senegalensis African Scops Owl
O. brucei Pallid Scops Owl
O. mirus Mindanao Scops Owl
O. longicornis Luzon Scops Owl
O. moheliensis Moheli Scops Owl
O. pauliani Comoro Scops Owl
O. insularis Seychelles Scops Owl
O. sunia Oriental Scops Owl
O. socotranus Socotra Scops Owl
O. capnodes Anjouan Scops-Owl
O. mayottensis Mayotte Scops Owl
O. rutilus Rainforest Scops Owl
O. madagascariensis Torotoroka Scops Owl

Genus Psiloscops view • edit
P. flammeolus Flammulated Owl

Genus Megascops view • edit
M. clarkii Bare-shanked Screech Owl
M. trichopsis Whiskered Screech Owl
M. albogularis White-throated Screech Owl
M. choliba Tropical Screech Owl
M. koepckeae Koepcke's Screech Owl
M. ingens Rufescent Screech Owl
M. petersoni Cinnamon Screech Owl
M. marshalli Cloud-forest Screech Owl
M. hoyi Montane Forest Screech Owl
M. guatemalae Middle American Screech Owl
M. centralis Choco Screech Owl
M. roraimae Foothill Screech Owl
M. sanctaecatarinae Long-tufted Screech Owl
M. barbarus Bearded Screech Owl
M. seductus Balsas Screech Owl
M. cooperi Pacific Screech Owl
M. kennicottii Western Screech Owl
M. asio Eastern Screech Owl
M. gilesi Santa Marta Screech Owl
M. roboratus Peruvian Screech Owl
M. watsonii Tawny-bellied Screech Owl
M. atricapilla Black-capped Screech Owl

Genus Pyrroglaux view • edit
P. podargina Palau Owl

Genus Margarobyas view • edit
M. lawrencii Bare-legged Owl

Genus Ptilopsis view • edit
P. leucotis Northern White-faced Owl
P. granti Southern White-faced Owl

Genus Lophostrix view • edit
L. cristata Crested Owl

Genus Jubula view • edit
J. lettii Maned Owl

Genus Pulsatrix view • edit
P. perspicillata Spectacled Owl
P. koeniswaldiana Tawny-browed Owl
P. melanota Band-bellied Owl

Genus Bubo view • edit
B. virginianus Great Horned Owl
B. bubo Eurasian Eagle-Owl
B. bengalensis Rock Eagle-Owl
B. ascalaphus Pharaoh Eagle-Owl
B. capensis Cape Eagle-Owl
B. africanus Spotted Eagle-Owl
B. cinerascens Greyish Eagle-Owl
B. poensis Fraser's Eagle-Owl
B. vosseleri Usambara Eagle-Owl
B. nipalensis Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
B. sumatranus Barred Eagle-Owl
B. shelleyi Shelley's Eagle-Owl
B. lacteus Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
B. coromandus Dusky Eagle-Owl
B. leucostictus Akun Eagle-Owl
B. philippensis Philippine Eagle-Owl
B. scandiacus Snowy Owl
B. blakistoni Blakiston's Fish Owl

Genus Ketupa view • edit
K. zeylonensis Brown Fish Owl
K. flavipes Tawny Fish Owl
K. ketupu Buffy Fish Owl

Genus Scotopelia view • edit
S. peli Pel's Fishing Owl
S. ussheri Rufous Fishing Owl
S. bouvieri Vermiculated Fishing Owl

Genus Surnia view • edit
S. ulula Northern Hawk-Owl

Genus Glaucidium view • edit
G. passerinum Eurasian Pygmy Owl
G. brodiei Collared Owlet
G. perlatum Pearl-spotted Owlet
G. gnoma Northern Pygmy Owl
G. costaricanum Costa Rican Pygmy Owl
G. nubicola Cloud-forest Pygmy Owl
G. jardinii Andean Pygmy Owl
G. bolivianum Yungas Pygmy Owl
G. parkeri Subtropical Pygmy Owl
G. griseiceps Central American Pygmy Owl
G. sanchezi Tamaulipas Pygmy Owl
G. palmarum Colima Pygmy Owl
G. hardyi Amazonian Pygmy Owl
G. mooreorum Pernambuco Pygmy Owl
G. minutissimum Least Pygmy Owl
G. brasilianum Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
G. nana Austral Pygmy Owl
G. peruanum Peruvian Pygmy Owl
G. siju Cuban Pygmy Owl
G. tephronotum Red-chested Owlet
G. sjostedti Sjöstedt's Owlet
G. cuculoides Asian Barred Owlet
G. castanopterum Javan Owlet
G. radiatum Jungle Owlet
G. castanotum Chestnut-backed Owlet
G. capense African Barred Owlet
G. albertinum Albertine Owlet

Genus Xenoglaux view • edit
X. loweryi Long-whiskered Owlet

Genus Micrathene view • edit
M. whitneyi Elf Owl

Genus Athene view • edit
A. brama Spotted Owlet
A. noctua Little Owl
A. blewitti Forest Owlet
A. superciliaris White-browed Owl
A. cunicularia Burrowing Owl

Genus Heteroglaux view • edit
H. blewitti Forest Owlet

Genus Ciccaba view • edit
C. virgata Mottled Owl
C. nigrolineata Black-and-white Owl
C. huhula Black-banded Owl
C. albitarsis Rufous-banded Owl

Genus Strix view • edit
S. seloputo Spotted Wood Owl
S. ocellata Mottled Wood Owl
S. leptogrammica Brown Wood Owl
S. aluco Tawny Owl
S. nivicolum Himalayan Owl
S. hadorami Desert Owl
S. butleri Omani Owl
S. occidentalis Spotted Owl
S. varia Barred Owl
S. fulvescens Fulvous Owl
S. hylophila Rusty-barred Owl
S. rufipes Rufous-legged Owl
S. chacoensis Chaco Owl
S. uralensis Ural Owl
S. davidi Pere David's Owl
S. nebulosa Great Grey Owl
S. woodfordii African Wood Owl

Genus Asio view • edit
A. otus Long-eared Owl
A. abyssinicus Abyssinian Owl
A. madagascariensis Madagascar Owl
A. clamator Striped Owl
A. stygius Stygian Owl
A. flammeus Short-eared Owl
A. capensis Marsh Owl

Genus Nesasio view • edit
N. solomonensis Fearful Owl

Genus Pseudoscops view • edit
P. grammicus Jamaican Owl

Genus Aegolius view • edit
A. funereus Boreal Owl
A. acadicus Northern Saw-whet Owl
A. ridgwayi Unspotted Saw-whet Owl
A. harrisii Buff-fronted Owl

Genus Ninox view • edit
N. rufa Rufous Owl
N. strenua Powerful Owl
N. connivens Barking Owl
N. rudolfi Sumba Boobook
N. affinis Andaman Boobook
N. novaeseelandiae Morepork
N. boobook Southern Boobook
N. sumbaensis Least Boobook
N. scutulata Brown Boobook
N. obscura Hume's Boobook
N. japonica Northern Boobook
N. randi Chocolate Boobook
N. philippensis Luzon Boobook
N. spilocephala Mindanao Boobook
N. mindorensis Mindoro Boobook
N. spilonotus Romblon Boobook
N. rumseyi Cebu Boobook
N. leventisi Camiguin Boobook
N. reyi Sulu Boobook
N. ochracea Ochre-bellied Boobook
N. burhani Togian Boobook
N. ios Cinnabar Boobook
N. hypogramma Halmahera Boobook
N. forbesi Tanimbar Boobook
N. squamipila Hantu Boobook
N. natalis Christmas Island Boobook
N. theomacha Papuan Boobook
N. meeki Manus Boobook
N. punctulata Speckled Boobook
N. variegata Bismarck Boobook
N. odiosa New Britain Boobook
N. jacquinoti Solomons Boobook

Genus Uroglaux view • edit
U. dimorpha Papuan Owl

Genus Sceloglaux view • edit
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